Question 26
HardOriginal questionEight people, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W, sit on stools in a straight line at a lunch counter, all facing north.
1. S sits fourth from the right end.
2. Only two people sit between S and V, and V does not sit at an end.
3. Q sits immediately to the right of V.
4. T sits at one of the ends, and U sits second to the left of T.
5. P sits immediately to the left of T.
6. W does not sit at an end.
Which one of these statements about the lunch counter is correct?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
S is fourth from the right: fifth from the left. V is two seats clear of S and not at an end, so V is second and Q, on V's right, third.
T is at an end with U two places to T's left. At the left end there is no seat to T's left, so T is eighth, U sixth, and P (immediately left of T) seventh.
Seats 1 and 4 remain. W is not at an end, so W is fourth and R first.
Counter, left to right: R, V, Q, W, S, U, P, T.
W (fourth) is the only person between Q (third) and S (fifth). P is second from the right, T is on P's right, and two people (Q, W) sit between V and S.
Worth noting
'U sits immediately to the right of P' reverses the true order: U is to P's left.
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